Rahachow
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Rahachow - also transliteratedRahačoŭ ' onMouseout='HidePop("54244")' href="/topics/Russian_language">Russian
name of Rogachev , rəɡɐˈtɕof - is a town in the Homiel Province
of Belarus
. It is center of Rahachow Raion
. Rahachow is located at 53°6′N 30°3′E, between the Druć and Dnieper rivers. The population is 34,727 (2004 estimate).
The notable Rabbi
, Yosef Rosen (1858–1936), known as the Rogatchover Gaon
("The Genius of Rogatchov" (the Yiddish pronunciation of Rahachow)), was born and raised here. The artist Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan
was born (1902) and brought up here, as was former NHL hockey player Sergei Bautin
.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
name of Rogachev , rəɡɐˈtɕof - is a town in the Homiel Province
Homiel Voblast
Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel.Important cities within the voblasts include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush...
of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It is center of Rahachow Raion
Rahachow Raion
Rahachow Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus....
. Rahachow is located at 53°6′N 30°3′E, between the Druć and Dnieper rivers. The population is 34,727 (2004 estimate).
The notable Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
, Yosef Rosen (1858–1936), known as the Rogatchover Gaon
Rogatchover Gaon
Joseph Rosen known as the Rogatchover Gaon, , and also often referred to by the title of his main work Tzofnath Paneach , , was a rabbi and one of the most prominent talmudic scholars of the early 20th-century, known as a genius because of...
("The Genius of Rogatchov" (the Yiddish pronunciation of Rahachow)), was born and raised here. The artist Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan , was a Russian painter, sculptor and printmaker, whose works often reflect his Jewish origins.-Life:...
was born (1902) and brought up here, as was former NHL hockey player Sergei Bautin
Sergei Bautin
Sergei Vladimirovich Bautin is a retired ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and the San Jose Sharks....
.